#9BB5B5 Color

#9BB5B5 is rgb(155, 181, 181) in RGB and hsl(180, 15%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9BB5B5

HEX#9BB5B5

RGBrgb(155, 181, 181)

HSLhsl(180, 15%, 66%)

HSVhsv(180, 14%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.029 196.6)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9BB5B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9BB5B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9BB5B5 Complementary#B59B9B Analogous#9BB5A8 Analogous#9BA8B5 Triadic#B59BB5 Triadic#B5B59B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9BB5B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AAC0C0 #B6C9C9 #C4D4D4 #D0DCDC #DFE7E7 #EAF0F0

Shades

#81A2A2 #688D8D #557272 #435B5B #304141 #1C2626

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